After a trip to the green grocer that resulted in a successful recipe of grilled eggplant parmesan, I thought why not try making Grilled Green Tomatoes?
Believe it or not they came out pretty good. There is no real recipe needed.
Simply take green tomatoes and slice them thickly, lightly oil both sides so that they won’t stick on the grill, and season with salt and pepper. You can also add seasonings of your choice and in a plastic bag with the oil marinate the tomatoes for an hour or so before grilling.
Stick on the grill and cook on a very hot grill until they produce grill marks and turn easily. Flip cook the other side and when done serve.
Serve plain or with sour cream or créme fraîche, or really any type of sauce that suits your fancy.
Simply take green tomatoes and slice them thickly, lightly oil both sides so that they won't stick on the grill, and season with salt and pepper. You can also add seasonings of your choice and in a plastic bag with the oil marinate the tomatoes for an hour or so before grilling.
Stick on the grill and cook on a very hot grill until they produce grill marks and turn easily. Flip cook the other side and when done serve.
Serve plain or with sour cream or créme fraîche, or really any type of sauce that suits your fancy.
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My first encounter with the term “Amandine” was so many years ago. On Sundays my grandparents would go for a drive. I often accompanied them. Occasionally they would drive out to Sag Harbor to visit friends and we would stop in Riverhead for either lunch on the way out or early dinner on the way back at the Hotel Henry Perkins.
The hotel had a very nice restaurant and my favorite dish was the filet of flounder amandine. Sadly those days are gone. I think the hotel is now a retirement home and once the expressway was completed the town itself slowly dwindled, as traffic passed it by. I was always on the lookout for the world famous L.I. Duck store, I knew once we passed it in Flanders it wasn’t too much longer to our destination.
The Big Duck
The term amandine means to garnish with almonds, simple enough, it does however turn an ordinary dish into something quite fanciful and delicious. At the same time it is quite easy to prepare. There are a number of different foods that go well with this, fish, potatoes, asparagus to name a few.
Most often the almonds are toasted served with browned butter and lemon juice. Depending on the food you are adding it to will decide the exact sequence of events, but the main idea is to not soak the almonds so they stay crisp.
Ingredients for String Beans Amandine
2 cans of string beans or any green bean of your choice or fresh in season
1/4 -1/2 cup toasted almonds
3 -4 Tbs butter
Juice of 1/2 – 1 lemon
salt and pepper to taste
Directions for String Beans Amandine
In a non stick fry pan on medium heat toast the almonds, stirring continuously until they begin to lightly brown. Once they begin to brown, remove from the heat and place into a bowl to cool.
If using canned beans drain thoroughly and pat dry, too much moisture on the beans will cause them to splatter when put into the hot butter.
For 2 cans of string beans place about 4 Tbs of butter into a fry pan and on medium heat, brown the butter by cooking until the butter solids start to brown, do not over cook and burn the butter as this will cause a very acrid taste.
When the butter begins to brown add the beans and cook and stir until most of the butter is absorbed by the beans. Now add the lemon juice and salt and pepper, adjust the seasoning and at the last moment add the almonds stir to combine and place into a serving bowl.
Again with the Vegetables! Rule #1 applies, but everyone else seemed to like them. Perhaps we could go visit the Big Duck and pick up a few for a gourmet treat!
2 cans of string beans or any green bean of your choice or fresh in season
1/4 -1/2 cup toasted almonds
3 -4 Tbs butter
Juice of 1/2 - 1 lemon
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a non stick fry pan on medium heat toast the almonds, stirring continuously until they begin to lightly brown. Once they begin to brown, remove from the heat and place into a bowl to cool.
If using canned beans drain thoroughly and pat dry, too much moisture on the beans will cause them to splatter when put into the hot butter.
For 2 cans of string beans place about 4 Tbs of butter into a fry pan and on medium heat, brown the butter by cooking until the butter solids start to brown, do not over cook and burn the butter as this will cause a very acrid taste.
When the butter begins to brown add the beans and cook and stir until most of the butter is absorbed by the beans. Now add the lemon juice and salt and pepper, adjust the seasoning and at the last moment add the almonds stir to combine and place into a serving bowl.
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In it’s simplest form baked ziti is a great dish. It can be expanded to include all sorts of meats and cheeses making this, the dish you can customize on your own and make a family tradition.
This recipe for baked ziti goes back many years to when I worked in a bowling alley. The rather crusty old cook use to make big pans of ziti for the end of season catering parties for the different leagues. It was my first introduction to ziti and I loved it. Years later when I began to cook I tried to replicate it but could never quite get it right. I tried all sorts of recipes adding meatballs, sausage, ricotta, layering it with cheese like a lasagna but none of them came close until one day by mistake I spilled a cup of Parmesan into the sauce. That’s all it took,it was the very cheesy sauce added to the cooked pasta and mixed,letting those flavors soak into the pasta that was the key. It was really that simple.
Ingredients for Baked Ziti
1 lb. Ziti
3-4 cups (approximate) of your favorite tomato sauce
1-2 cups Parmesan cheese
12 oz. (approximate) shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup salt (approximate for boiling pasta)
salt and pepper to taste
Directions for Baked Ziti
In a stock pot large enough to cook the ziti add sufficient salt to create a very salty water solution. Cook the pasta to an ‘AL Dente” state.
Drain the ziti, place into a large bowl add 1-2 cups of the sauce and the Parmesan and stir to combine. Continue to add sauce until the pasta is coated but not very wet. Taste, add salt and pepper and more cheese if necessary. Add about 1/2 the mozzarella and stir to combine. Pour into a 9 X 13 inch pan and level.
Ladle more sauce over the top to cover the pasta and prevent it drying up while baking, and then spread the remaining mozzarella over the top.
Cover with foil. Bake at 375º for about 45 minutes until hot. remove foil for the last 5 minutes to allow the cheese to melt and brown lightly.
When cooked remove from the oven and let rest for about 5 minutes. Serve with a salad and extra sauce on side for those who like it wetter.
You can spice it up by adding thinly sliced grilled italian sausages or sliced meatballs to the ziti.
3-4 cups (approximate) of your favorite tomato sauce
1-2 cups Parmesan cheese
12 oz. (approximate) shredded Mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup salt (approximate for boiling pasta)
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a stock pot large enough to cook the ziti add sufficient salt to create a very salty water solution. Cook the pasta to an 'AL Dente" state.
Drain the ziti, place into a large bowl add 1-2 cups of the sauce and the Parmesan and stir to combine. Continue to add sauce until the pasta is coated but not very wet. Taste, add salt and pepper and more cheese if necessary. Add about 1/2 the mozzarella and stir to combine. Pour into a 9 X 13 inch pan and level.
Ladle more sauce over the top to cover the pasta and prevent drying up while baking, and then spread the remaining mozzarella over the top.
Cover with foil. Bake at 375º for about 45 minutes until hot. remove foil for the last 5 minutes to allow the cheese to melt and brown lightly.
When cooked remove from the oven and let rest for about 5 minutes. Serve with a salad and extra sauce on side for those who like it wetter.
You can spice it up by adding thinly sliced grilled italian sausages or sliced meatballs to the ziti.
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